Porsche Turns Down Driverless Cars

Michael Moore joined TechWeek Europe in January 2014 as a trainee before graduating to Reporter later that year. He covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to mobile devices, wearable tech, the Internet of Things, and financial technology.

Driverless cars are increasingly proving a popular choice for car makers and governments eager to sponsor the next generation of innovation. Last month, the Obama administration announced it would be working with several major companies to use $4bn (£2.8bn) of funding over the next decade to support the development of autonomous vehicles.

Gartner predicted earlier this year that the number of connected ‘smart’ cars, able to monitor the environment around them and possibly even drive themselves, will skyrocket in the next few years.

It predicted that by 2020, over a quarter of a billion connected vehicles will be on the world’s roads as the technology implanted in them improves. That equates to around one in every five cars on the planet.